European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes tuesday August 27, 1991 yugoslav fighting site of Battle Between croats and rival serbs As c Roats ., a Brian Garrigan Belgrade Yugoslavia a Federal troops stepped up bombardment of croatian positions in the Battle scarred Slavonia Region monday As fighting escalated across the breakaway Republic croatian officials said. At least four people were reported killed in clashes in Croatia and neighbouring Bosnia Herzegovina. Croatia is now preparing for All out conflict with the Federal army which Zagreb officials claim is siding with armed rebel serbs fighting croatian Security forces. At least 200 people have died in violence since Croatia declared Independence from Yugoslavia on june 25. Meanwhile the foreign minister for the Republic of Slovenia said he had information that showed More than 500 had died in the fighting. Dimitrij Rupel made his comments while visiting the austrian capital of Vienna. A croatian defense ministry official confirmed croatian television reports that Federal troops began raining mortars at 5.30  on Vukovan some 25 Miles Southeast of croatian stronghold Osisek on the Danube River Border with Serbia. Following the bombardment an unspecified number of tanks and infantry units advanced toward Vukovan from the direction of Borovoy selo the main stronghold for Slavonia a rebel serb militias said the official. There was no confirmation by the army which claims it is in Croatia Only to separate warring serbs and croats. But the state Tan Jug news Agency reported fierce fighting continuing in the Vukovan area for the second straight Day. Federal tanks shelled the town sunday and yugoslav air Force jets and Navy ships fired on Vukovan from the Danube. Croatian forces downed one Federal Jet saturday. All communication lines to Vukovan Are Cut. The croatian officials said fighting Esca lated in other areas overnight and one croatian National guardsman was killed monday near the Adriatic port of Zadar. The Belgrade daily Borba reported monday that three ethnic serbs were killed and another three wounded saturday during Quot a real War of several hours in the bosnian Village of Busaca near the croatian Border. A one step away from total War a read one Borba headline. Federal officials admitted last week that a cease fire ordered by the collective Federal presidency aug. 7 had collapsed. Irfan Aja Novic a member of the commission monitoring that cease fire resigned monday. Ajanovic noted in a letter published by Tan Jug that no yugoslav commission can implement a cease fire without the political will of the parties involved. Dozens of mortars also fell on Okutani and no ska some 75 Miles Southeast of the capital Zagreb and Vinkovic near Vukovan sources in Croatia a Security forces said. Set to agreement on Subic Bay base Manila Philippines up a president Corazon Aquino said monday that the agreement allowing the United states to remain 10 More years at its Subic Bay naval facilities will be initiated today. . Ambassador Frank Wisner and philippine foreign affairs undersecretary Pablo Suarez Are to initial the pact at the presidential Palace. The ceremony which had been postponed several times in the past two weeks follows completion on technical details of the agreement. I a a a a a a a on sunday Aquino made her strongest Appeal yet to the philippine Senate to approve the agreement rejecting claims that continued  Military presence in the Philippines would Challenge National sovereignty. The president also appealed to senators to heed the voice of the people referring to Independent surveys showing most filipinos favor retention of the  Facilities. Under the agreement reached last month by philippine foreign Secretary Raul Mang Lapus and  Special envoy Richard Armitage Washington will withdraw from Clark a Home of the 13th air Force. However the United states will continue to keep Subic a repair and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet for 10 More years begin neg sept. 16, when the  Leases expire. Washington has agreed to provide the Cash strapped philippine government not less than $203 million annually to use Subic. The agreement requires a two thirds vote of the 23-member Senate where Many members oppose the Deal saying the term is too Long and the compensation too Low. World Indian Leader Marshall 1 dead in Nova Scotia from wire reports Sydney Nova Scotia a Donald Marshall longtime grand chief of the micmac Indian nation died sunday. He was 66. Marshall who had been ill with cancer since March was Best known outside the native Community for the wrongful imprisonment of his eldest son Donald jr., for a murder in 1971. After spending 11 years in prison the younger Marshall won his Battle to prove he did not kill Sandy Seale in a Sydney Park. Another Man Roy Ebsary was eventually convicted. The Case led to an investigation that brought changes in Nova Scotia a Justice system. 4 arrested in heroin bust Fiumicini Italy a officers surprised two italians an egyptian and a yugoslav As they were dividing about 2vi pounds of heroin into packets for Sale and arrested the quartet on smuggling charges police said sunday investigators said the men were believed to be part of a gang that specialized in smuggling heroin into Italy through Greece. Police said that during the raid which took place at a shipyard near the capital one of the men rolled an automobile tire into the water of a nearby canal. Two officers dived in and fished it out. Inside police said they found More drugs. Caribbean Flavoured festival members of the Phoenix carnival band dance the hover of the gods during the 1991 notting Hill carnival on sunday. The annual event staged Over a three Day period attracts More than a million people to the streets of West London with its Caribbean Zavor. Some 11,000 police officers were on hand to control crowds. Sailor assigned of Sicily killed in 2-vehicle Accident Nas Simonella Sicily a amps an american Sailor assigned to Nas Simonella died thursday in a two vehicle Accident a Navy spokesman said monday. Petty officer 1st class Harrison l. Burton 42, who was assigned to the naval air stations weapons department was driving Home when his vehicle collided with a Navy bus on the two Lane Road Between Nas i and Nas ii at about 4 30 p.m., said it. Mark Mccaffrey the base Public affairs officer. Two other service members both passengers on the bus were treated at the base Hospital and released in Good condition Mccaffrey said. Burton a resident of Warren mich., was pronounced dead at the base Hospital Mccaffrey said. Details of the Accident were not available because the incident is under investigation. Burton is survived by his wife whose name and other survivor information was not available Mccaffrey said. A memorial service was held at the base Chapel monday afternoon